Time flies so fast, especially if you are having fun. The three weeks that we had together seemed to fly by like it was just a few days. By the time we were getting ready to fly back to Manila I was already feeling a sadness come over me. I knew that we had only one day left together before he left and it would be a long time before I would see him again. I had a really hard time controlling my emotions knowing that he would soon be flying back to the US without me.

The flight to Manila was less than two hours. We arrived in the afternoon and checked into one of the five star hotels by the ocean. He was trying to get my mind off his leaving so he suggested we take a walk and go sightseeing around the area. We toured the entire hotel including the outdoor pool area and all of the indoor and outdoor restaurants. I had never experienced such luxury and beauty in my surroundings. It all seemed like a dream.

Later that evening, we took a walk down by the waterfront. We came across a film production of one of the Philippines favorite TV shows. We watched for a while and then decided to have dinner at a seafood restaurant we found at a point jutting out into Manila Bay. The food was great but I couldn’t taste it . My mind was still thinking about his flight the next day. We arrived back at our hotel room after dark and by then I could no longer hold back the tears. He tried to console me and cheer me up but I couldn’t hold back what I was feeling inside.